Will Caitlin Clark's absence dim the spotlight on the WNBA playoffs? NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sabreena Merchant, who covers women's basketball for the Athletic, about WNBA star Caitlin Clark's announcement that she will be out for the rest of the season. Brianna Scott
Second-year quarterbacks hope to avoid sophomore slump as NFL season begins Last year, a record six quarterbacks were taken early in the first round of the NFL draft. Now, those six are striving to make a second-year leap and avoid the dreaded sophomore slump. Becky Sullivan
The NFL is back. Here are 3 big questions as the season kicks off Which second-year quarterbacks will take a leap forward? Does the Micah Parsons trade make Green Bay a contender? And will Buffalo or Baltimore finally keep the Kansas City Chiefs from the Super Bowl? Becky Sullivan
NFL season kicks off Thursday night NPR's A Martínez talks with Washington Post sports columnist Neil Greenberg about what to watch for as the NFL season kicks off. A Martínez
How the Mets' live broadcast captivates audiences John DeMarsico is the broadcast director for Mets baseball — and he shoots games like they're movies.
Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff meet again, on the court at the U.S. Open Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka faced off in the U.S. Open, a place they have a history with, together. In 2019, Osaka invited a teary Gauff to do a postgame interview with her. Sarah Handel
Sportswriter Jane Leavy discusses her new book on baseball, 'Make Me Commissioner' Sportswriter Jane Leavy discusses her new book, "Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It," with Morning Edition host and baseball megafan A Martinez. A Martínez
College Game Day personality Lee Corso is retiring On Saturday, the college football personality Lee Corso announced he was retiring from the broadcast and the network he joined back in 1987. Scott Detrow
Who's hitting the links at the Ryder Cup, and why golf is having a moment ESPN's Keith Jenkins explains a recent resurgence of interest in golf and who to watch at the Ryder Cup this September. Scott Detrow
139 days: 3 Scottish brothers set a record for fastest row across the Pacific Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean completed the fastest unsupported row across the Pacific, arriving in Cairns, Australia, on Saturday. They rowed over 9,000 miles non-stop from Peru. The Associated Press